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Winibald
8th-century saint
SaintFull write-upGermanyBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 18 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
702
Died
761
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Hildesheim in Bavaria, in Germany, Saint Winibald, abbot, who, of English origin, together with his brother Saint Willibald followed Saint Boniface and helped him in the work of evangelizing the Germanic peoples.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 18 December as an English-born abbot who helped Saint Boniface evangelize the Germanic peoples.
Connected on this site
- Richard the Pilgrim Saint Parent, Father
- Saint Walpurga Saint Brother or sister
- Willibald Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q316600 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Winibald (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.